silicon

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UFP Historical Society
Symbol Si
Atomic Weight 28.086
Atomic Number 14
Discovered 1823
First Appearance TOS 26 (9 Mar 1967)
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Silicon, element 14, was discovered in Sweden on Earth in 1823.[1] The Horta of Janus VI had a biology based upon silicon, rather than carbon as with most other known life forms. Silicon was one of the primary ingredients of thermoconcrete.[2]

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